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Epic Journey
http://www.epicjourney2008.com/
This blog continues the discussion that we began with Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics (Rowman and Littlefield, 2009)
- Added on: Mar 3rd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: John J. Pitney, Jr.
- Listed in: Politics Political History
- Tags: republican Democratic obama election clinton campaign
Recent Posts
Palin Online
In an earlier post, we cited an article on Sarah Palin's Facebook tactic. Nevertheless, The Hill quotes GOP consultant Jordan Raynor criticizing her Internet presence:"What I don't like about as far as an online strategy is that she puts most of her...
Obama and Berlin
In an interview with Spiegel, Obama manager David Plouffe reflects on his candidate's famous speech in Berlin:SPIEGEL ONLINE: In your book on the campaign you called Obama's campaign trip to Berlin in 2007 [sic, 2008] an "audacious gamble." Why? Pl...
Unprecedented
Politico reports that the president really likes to say "unprecedented."Obama has relied on “unprecedented” in more than 90 instances, using the word at least 129 times in everything from major addresses to small speeches, statements, memorandu...
Obama Approval
Talking Points Memo offers a perceptive observation about state-by-state approval data:A look at key swing states suggests that the current political situation has really become a lot like last year -- from one state to another, Obama's approval ra...
Mitt Money
CQ reports:After spending millions of his own money during his unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney apparently has learned a thing or two about fundraising. Romney’s political action committee, Free a...
"This Year"
From Chuck Todd's interview with President Obama, November 18:TODD: You gonna sign health care before the state of the union?OBAMA: I expect so.TODD: But obviously not the end of the year at this point?OBAMA: You will not hear that from me.TODD: You'...
